Thursday, October 9, 2014

Welcome to Program Night

Welcome to Program Night.  欢迎! huan ying!

What do we do in Chinese class?
  • Emphasis on communication!
  • Task-based learning: Put what you learned into use!
  • Group work: interview, skit, role play etc.
  • Cultural understanding: video clips, research project


 Resources to help students outside of classroom.



Encourage students to seek out enrichment opportunities, such as:
    NSLIY, STARTALK,



zai jian

Friday, September 19, 2014

Today we learned Lesson 1 and watched a segment of Chinese reality. I hope you are inspired to learn more Chinese. 
Homework:
1. Please copy down the Language in Use on page 16, the whole dialogue in Chinese characters.
2. Please prepare your dictation for Vocabulary 6-10 on Lesson 2.
zai jian

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Ni hao!
你好!
Right now, we are done with basic introduction of Chinese language system and started our Lesson 1 learning on asking people information about their names and ID. Please make sure you come back here to check for homework or review of today's lessons if you missed a particular class.

zai jian !

Monday, May 19, 2014

Chinese 1:

We are going to use the next two weeks before the school ends to develop a final project. We will talk about the details with you during class.

Chinese 2.  Here is your Lesson 19 Practice test.

19-03 Traditional and Simplified Characters

Match the following traditional characters with their simplified counterparts.

1.                                a.  

2.                                b.  

3.                                c.  

4.                                d.  

5.                                e.   饿

6.                                f.  

7.                                g.  

8.                                h.  

19-04 Radical Categorization

Categorize the following characters under the same semantic radicals.

疼咳息药病记嗽茶想说

1.   疒:______________________

2.   口:______________________

3.   艹:______________________

4.   心:______________________

5.   ______________________

19-05 Match Chinese and English Words

Match the following Chinese words with their English meanings.

  1.   咳嗽                                a.   to review

  2.   舒服                                b.   cold, flu

  3.   感冒                                c.   to rest

  4.   复习                                d.   doctor

  5.   准备                                e.   to cough

  6.   休息                                f.   notes

  7.   感谢                                g.   comfortable

  8.   发烧                                h.   to prepare

  9.   医生                                i.    to thank, to be grateful

10.   笔记                                j.    to have a fever

19-06 Select 的,得,地

Select the proper的,得,地 for the particular sentence.

a.  b.  c.

1.   你感冒了应该慢慢____开车。

2.   我今天不舒服不太想吃饭____很少。

3.   我们买了一只黄色____小狗。

4.   我带她去参加了中文班____舞会。

5.   我们在公园玩____很高兴。

6.   这是我昨天上课____笔记借给你看看。

7.   你好好____休息吧。

19-07 Reading: Getting Sick

Read the following passage and choose the right answer to each questions.

昨天下午我去打篮球,打球以后我没有很快地穿上暖和的衣服,然后我还跟朋友们去吃炒面、喝可乐。我们玩得很高兴,也玩得很晚。可是今天早上我就觉得很不舒服,咳嗽、发烧、头疼,也不能起床了。我觉得我病了。我吃了感冒药,可是我想我不用去看医生。只要我好好地休息,应该就能很快地好起来了。早上我一点儿也不饿,没有吃东西。现在有点儿饿了。我的室友要给我买炒面,可是我再也不想吃炒面了,他说他会给我买饺子吃。

1.   What did I do yesterday evening and yesterday afternoon?

      a.   I went swimming and then had dinner with friends.

      b.   I studied for the entire afternoon and then played basketball.

      c.   I played basketball and then hung out with friends.

2.   How did I become ill?

      a.   I did not stay warm after playing basketball, and had fun until too late.

      b.   I ate too much fried noodles late last night.

      c.   I worked too hard and did not eat on time.

3.   What were my symptoms of getting sick?

      a.   I sneezed, had a headache, and could not eat.

      b.   I coughed, got a fever, got a headache, and could not get up from bed.

      c.   I had a stomach ache and didn’t want to eat.

4.   What did I do after catching a cold?

      a.   I went to see the doctor and took some medicine.

      b.   I took some medicine and rested, but I did not see a doctor.

      c.   I took some medicine and then went to have lunch with my roommate.

5.   What does my roommate want to do after I got sick?

      a.   He is going to buy some dumplings for me.

      b.   He is going to send me to the hospital.

      c.   He is going to buy me some fried rice.

19-08 A Sick Note

Please write a note to your instructor that you caught a cold and could not attend the class today.

19-09 Picture Descriptions


Look at the following pictures and describe each picture related to sickness, symptoms, and seeing doctors.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monday, May 5, 2014

Chinese 2:

You are going to check out the following itinerary for a trip to Beijing and Shanghai.  You shall be able to describe completely in Chinese what happens in a day of sightseeing.
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/package/tour-bj03.htm

Chinese 1. Please review Chapter 11. We shall have a chapter test on Friday.

Monday, March 17, 2014

中文2:
我们学了第 16 课,你们的作业是:写完 16-8 using the right 得。 Also, fill in the blanks for 16-9 with the right 得。

中文1:
 Please practice Page 178 10-3 and 10-4.

再见

Monday, March 10, 2014

中文1 :
We are finishing up Lesson 9. During the 2nd half the class, we are gong to have a Chapter 9 quiz。 So, please review carefully.

中文2:
We are finishing Lesson 15. Please go over the chapter and we are going to have a quiz on Lesson 14 and 15 during the second half of the class.

Zaijian

Thursday, March 6, 2014

Chinese 1:

We are finishing up on Lesson 9. Next Tuesday we are going to have a chapter 9 test and we will start on Lesson 10. Please make sure you spend some time review it during the weekend.

Chinese 2:
We are done with lesson 15. Next week, we are going to have chapter tests on Lesson 14 and 15. Please spend some times reviewing the vocabulary and sentences structures for both lessons.

zaijian 


Wednesday, February 26, 2014

你们好:
中文1: we learned Lesson 9 and studied the vocabulary and sentence structures. Please go over them one more time for review.
Homework: Workbook Page 39 and 40.  The audio link is:  http://wps.prenhall.com/wl_wu_chineselink_1/   You need to click Lesson 9, Audio resources, and then pull all the way down to the bottom of the bar.

中文2:

Zhao manli and An Shuya  presented their house plan to us. Your homework: Workbook, Q 1 and Q 2.

thanks,

zai jian

Monday, February 24, 2014

Today Chinese 1 and 2 worked together on the Chinese radicals. We went over the radical forms and sorted them out based on meanings of the radicals. For you who have missed it, please come to me and ask for a copy of the handout.

Also, you can check out the video clip on youtube about the Chinese characters:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VhOCX5WLpw

thanks,

gao laoshi

Thursday, February 13, 2014

Chinese 1:

我们studied Lesson 9 vocabulary. Please view the list at your spare time.

中文2:
please finish drawing your family floor plan and be ready to come back to school and present it in Chinese.

祝你们冬假快乐!

高老师

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

中文1:
We finished Chapter 8 and you did well on the chapter exam. Next class, we are going to learn about Chapter 9. Please preview them ahead of class so we can spend more time practicing.

中文2:
We will do more learning on Chapter 15. Please make sure you go over the new vocabularies and the text several times.

再见

Monday, February 3, 2014

中文1:

Please make sure you review Lesson 8 vocabulary and text. We are going to do a practice text next class, then have our chapter test the next class. Then we shall start Lesson 9!

中文2
Please check the following practice test. Then we shall our our Chapter 14 chapter text the next class. Practice test is here and can do downloaded for extra practice.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4pQH7UZt67eQjlrczdTRC1yNUk/edit?usp=sharing

zaijian

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

中文1 :
Please type out two separate dialogues for Situation 8-9. 

中文2 :

please type out a dialogues Page 237, Situation 14-11.

Don't forget we are having a New Year celebration on Thursday, so please prepare something good to share with your classmates.

再见

Friday, January 24, 2014

中文1:

Please make sure you go over Lesson 8 listening practice. Please bookmark this page:
http://wps.prenhall.com/wl_wu_chinese_link_2nd_edition/145/37150/9510653.cw/index.html  Move your cursor all the way down and you will see Workbook Exercise.

You need to finish 8-1. Then you need to read Page 128 and fill in the blanks for the Try It section.

中文2:

请review lesson 14 的生词。 If you have time, please do some flashcards on Quizlet or on the website:
http://wps.prenhall.com/wl_wu_chinese_link_2nd_edition/145/37150/9510653.cw/index.html

再见

Friday, January 17, 2014

中文1 :
1。 Please review Lesson 7. We will have a test on Chapter 7 on next Wednesday.
2. Please go ahead and practice Lesson 8 new vocabulary.

中文2:

Please go ahead and practice Lessson 14 vocabulary. We shall have a quiz on the vocabulary next Wednesday.

再见

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Chinese 1: Please review Chapter 7. We shall have a chapter test on 1/21, Tuesday.  Next class, we will learn Chapter 8. Please review the vocabularies and sentence structures.

Chinese 2: We finished Chapter 13. Next class, we shall learn Chapter 14. Please make sure you review the new vocabulary and sentence structures.

zai jian

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Chinese 2: we reviewed Lesson 13 test and did more practice with skits on buying clothing items. Good job, Chinese 2!

Chinese 1:  we did a lot of practice with Lesson 7. Most of you have grasped the key vocabularies and sentence practices. Your homework: Type out two small essays: one on Textbook Page 119, 7-10. The other on your Workbook Lesson 7, IV.

zaijian

Thursday, January 9, 2014

Chinese 1:
We reviewed the text and did some homework review for Lesson 7. 
作业: 1)。 Finish Page 115 reading questions.
            2).Page 118: Write out questions that lead to the answers provided in 7-9

Chinese 2:

Please finish Lesson 13 practice test. We will go over the answers when you come back.

zai jian!